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Cross Circle
Also known as: Name Game, Shriner's Warm-up, Namnkull
Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★any
Disclosure · what is sharednone
Someone calls another player's name and immediately starts walking toward them. Before they arrive, that person must call a third name and set off themselves, freeing their place. Nobody can stand still, and the circle is in continuous controlled motion.
Practical
- Time
- — min
- Group
- ?–∞ · large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- attention-training
- Change scope
- state · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- improvencyclopedia.org/games/Cross_Circle.html — Improv Encyclopedia, open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable
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Origin
Unattributed; compiled by Improv Encyclopedia — Improvisational theatre
In this directory via Improv Encyclopedia · Dramaövningar.se
Related: Torpedoes (variant-of)
status: checked · added 2026-08-31